The 2020 Wimbledon Championships was a cancelled Grand Slam tennis tournament scheduled to be played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, between Monday 29 June 2020 and Sunday 12 July 2020.
[3] This was the first time since World War II that the Wimbledon Championships have been cancelled.
The All England Club exercised an insurance plan covering infectious diseases, reportedly claiming over £100 million for the cancellation.
[2] Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Simona Halep of Romania were the defending champions in the 2019 men's and women's singles draw.
[1][6] Following the cancellation, the BBC, the host broadcaster of this event since 1937 decided to air classic games as a replacement programme.